Earls of Somerset, Second Creation (1397; Reverted)
- John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1371/1373–1410) lost his marquessates when Henry IV acceded in 1399
- Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (1401–1418), eldest son of the 1st Earl
- John Beaufort, 3rd Earl of Somerset (1404–1444), second son of the 1st Earl, who was created Duke of Somerset in 1443
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